Alan Wake (and Otomedius Gorgeous!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy Entertainment's 2010 action thriller about a guy who loses his wife on vacation. Then stick around for Otomedius Gorgeous, Konami's parody shoot-em-up starring girls who wear/ride fighter jet skirts! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP GEAR 2 — Gremlin Interactive's multi-platform arcade racer! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via...
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Sonic Advance (and Ridge Racer 4!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic-style Sonic with some light adventure elements. Then stick around for Ridge Racer 4! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be I.Q.: INTELLIGENT QUBE — G-Artists' PS1 puzzler with an eerie vibe! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our ! Intro music by . 2024...
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What the Golf? (and Home Alone SNES!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sports game designed by some sort of sports game trickster god. Then stick around for HOME ALONE, for the SNES! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROOVE COASTER — Taito's modern rhythm classic! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our ! Intro music by . 2024 ©...
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Braid + The Adventures of Batman & Robin
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a game that gets it all backwards. Then stick around as guest Rusty Shackles joins for THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN, a visually impressive platformer that really does look and sound like the celebrated cartoon series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRAP GUNNER — an arcade-y arena action game that delivers on its title! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of...
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Doom (2016) + Azurik: Rise of Perathia
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Doom sequel that surprised pretty much everyone. Then stick around for AZURIK, an ambitious adventure game for the original Xbox! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be XARI ARENA — an unreleased original game from 1983 for the Atari 5200 that looks and plays like a mashup of every game Atari had made up to that point! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your...
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One Finger Death Punch + Brandish: The Dark Revenant
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ultra lo-fi indie tribute to Spartan X/Kung Fu. Then stick around for BRANDISH: THE DARK REVENANT, the PSP remake of an SNES cult classic! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CUPHEAD — a high-concept run-and-gun for TWO kinds of nerd! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on...
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Super Mario Run + Trace Memory
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super Mario game inspired by Mobile Phone Mutations of Super Mario. Then stick around for TRACE MEMORY, a P&C adventure on Blood Edward Island which is totally a real island look it up! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COBRA TRIANGLE — Rare's 1989 powerboat racing RC Pro-Am Clone -- or pwn! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star...
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Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon + Doshin the Giant
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Join the HG101 gang and Official First Fan as they discuss and rank Konami's delightful N64 game about the ninja who invented Japanese bathtubs by dying in one. Then stick around for DOSHIN THE GIANT, an even deeper N64 cut for the ill-fated 64 Disk Drive! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be G-DARIUS — one of those Dariuses that doesn't have the really long screens! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a...
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M.C. Kids + Trilby's Notes
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a McDonalds game with no fast food in it whatsoever. Then stick around for TRILBY'S NOTES, an indie adventure game by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AFTER BURNER: CLIMAX — Sega's flashy update to the coin-op classic! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to...
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Elden Ring + The Spectre Files: Deathstalker
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Join the HG101 gang and special guest as they discuss and rank FromSoft's grimmest, darkest, goodest(?) soulsborne to date. Then stick around for THE SPECTRE FILES: DEATHSTALKER, the unreleased interactive FMV game that was too hot for 1980s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION — the original version of the game that revitalized Pac-Man! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game...
info_outlineJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gray Matter Studios' strong 2001 refresh of Id's other classic FPS. Then stick around, as we chat up Atlus's NES sports game based on Australian T-shirts.
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STEEL HARBINGER — Mindscape's bizarre FMV-Run & Gun hybrid that indie developers should be imitating, but somehow aren't! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!
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